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10 Obvious Truths Everyone Forgets

March 4, 2014

I recently came across an article on the 10 painfully obvious truths everyone forgets too soon and thought it was worth sharing here today. The author, marc chernoff, writes about how simple truths are ingrained in our brains hundreds of different ways but we all struggle grasping them. Today's post is dedicated as a reminder that life is short so, love yourself, forgive often and surround yourself with good people.

1. The average human life is
relatively short. We
know deep down that life is short, and that death will happen to all of us
eventually, and yet we are infinitely surprised when it happens to someone we
know.

2. You will only ever live
the life you create for yourself. Your life is yours alone. Others can try to persuade
you, but they can’t decide for you. They can walk with you, but not in
your shoes. So make sure the path you decide to walk aligns with
your own intuition and desires, and don’t be scared to switch paths or pave a
new one when it makes sense.

3. Being busy does NOT mean
being productive. Busyness
isn’t a virtue, nor is it something to respect. Though we all have
seasons of crazy schedules, very few of us have a legitimate need to be busy
ALL the time. We simply don’t know how to live within our means,
prioritize properly, and say no when we should.

4. Some kind of failure
always occurs before success. Most mistakes are unavoidable. Learn to forgive
yourself. It’s not a problem to make them. It’s only a problem if
you never learn from them.

5. Thinking and doing are
two very different things. Success never comes to look for you while you wait around thinking
about it. You are what you do, not what you say you’ll do. Knowledge
is basically useless without action. Good things don’t come to those who
wait; they come to those who work on meaningful goals. Ask yourself
what’s really important and then have the courage to build your life around
your answer.

6. You don’t have to wait
for an apology to forgive. Life
gets much easier when you learn to accept all the apologies you never
got. The key is to be thankful for every experience – positive or
negative. It’s realizing that grudges from the past are a perfect waste of
today’s happiness, and that holding one is like letting unwanted company live
rent free in your head.

7. Some people are simply
the wrong match for you. You
will only ever be as great as the people you surround yourself with, so be
brave enough to let go of those who keep bringing you down. You shouldn’t
force connections with people who constantly make you feel less than amazing.

8. It’s not other people’s
job to love you; it’s yours. It’s important to be nice to others, but it’s even more important
to be nice to yourself. You really have to love yourself to get anything
done in this world. So make sure you don’t start seeing yourself through
the eyes of those who don’t value you. Know your worth, even if they
don’t.

9. What you own is not who
YOU are. Stuff
really is just stuff, and it has absolutely no bearing on who you are as a
person. Most of us can make do with much less than we think we
need. That’s a valuable reminder, especially in a hugely consumer-driven
culture that focuses more on material things than meaningful connections and
experiences.

10. Everything changes, every
second. Embrace
change and realize it happens for a reason. It won’t always be obvious at
first, but in the end it will be worth it.

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